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Before coronavirus we were dying of loneliness. Can a pandemic help America heal?
Dr. Vivek H. Murthy, former US surgeon general, makes the case that with health implications that include heart disease and stroke, dementia and depression, loneliness is a topic that we can't afford to ignore.
Source: CNN.com - Health - April 17, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Global Appeal to MI, Stroke Patients to Seek Care Amid Pandemic
Concerns of contracting COVID-19 and social distancing may be prompting patients to ignore their symptoms, 'causing a new public health crisis,' one observer says.
Source: WebMD Health - April 16, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
40% of people with severe COVID-19 experience neurological complications, study finds
People with severe COVID-19 may experience neurological symptoms, including confusion, delirium and muscle pain, and could be at higher risk for a stroke, a new study out of Wuhan, China has suggested.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - April 10, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
COVID-19: Are Acute Stroke Patients Avoiding Emergency Care?
Stroke specialists across the country are reporting a drop in the number of patients seeking emergency care during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Source: WebMD Health - April 9, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
London ambulances took an HOUR on average to reach heart attack patients in March
NHS statistics published today show that patients who had a heart attack or stroke in London faced waits up to three times as long as they did in February now that the city is battling COVID-19.
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 9, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Deathly Ill Coronavirus Patients Could Be Saved By Heart Attack And Stroke Drug
BOSTON (CBS) — TPA is a drug that is used to help stroke and heart attack victims. It works by breaking up or busting blood clots. Doctors at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center are now using it in a clinical trial on gravely ill coronavirus patients.
“There’s a lot of very small blood clots accumulating in the lungs of these patients,” said Dr. Christopher Barrett. “And that seems to be at least contributory, if not the predominant reason, that their respiratory failure is so bad.”
Dr. Barrett says TPA could help patients recover faster, free up ventilators and even prevent people from...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - April 8, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Boston News Health Syndicated CBSN Boston Syndicated Local Cheryl Fiandaca Coronavirus Health News Source Type: news
End of Wuhan lockdown could trigger "resurgence in infections"
At the stroke of midnight, the city celebrated "liberation" from its lockdown and honored frontline workers in a light show.
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - April 8, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Neurologic Symptoms and COVID-19: What's Known, What Isn't
Some patients with COVID-19 are also presenting with neurologic disorders, including encephalopathy, stroke, Guillain-Barre syndrome and more. What it means, however, is at this point unclear.
Source: WebMD Health - April 7, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Where Have All the Heart Attacks Gone?
Except for treating Covid-19, many hospitals seem to be eerily quiet.
Source: NYT Health - April 6, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Harlan M. Krumholz, M.D. Tags: Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Telemedicine Heart Stroke Hospitals Anxiety and Stress Quarantines Deaths (Fatalities) Source Type: news
'Dial 999 for stroke emergencies despite coronavirus'
UK experts are concerned that people are not seeking urgent NHS help when they need it.
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - April 6, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Acute Stroke Care During COVID-19: AHA's Emergency Strategy
Suspending the usual review and evidence requirements for official statements, the AHA/ASA issues emergency guidance on treatment of acute stroke during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Source: WebMD Health - April 3, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Some Coronavirus Patients Show Signs of Stroke, Seizures and Confusion
Doctors have observed neurological symptoms, including confusion, stroke and seizures, in a small subset of Covid-19 patients.
Source: NYT Health - April 1, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Roni Caryn Rabin Tags: your-feed-science Seizures (Medical) Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Fever Senses and Sensation Nerves and Nervous System Smell (Olfaction) Boca Raton (Fla) China Europe Germany France Wuhan (China) United States your-feed-health Source Type: news
Stroke Drug Could Help COVID-19 Patients
The research focuses on a drug called tissue plasminogen activator (tPA), which is normally used to quickly dissolve blood clots that cause strokes or heart attacks.
Source: WebMD Health - March 27, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Healthy Living at Home to Ward Off Coronavirus
While the overall risk of getting seriously ill from the new coronavirus right now may be low, the AHA said that people with heart disease and people who survived a stroke are among those who need to be extra cautious. They have a higher risk of complications from the coronavirus.
Source: WebMD Health - March 19, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
West Virginia Just Became the Last State to Report a COVID-19 Case. It Was Only a Matter of Time
Every U.S. state has now reported at least one confirmed case of COVID-19, following a positive diagnosis out of West Virginia.
West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice confirmed the case Tuesday evening, saying it had been detected in the state’s Eastern Panhandle. “This is real and it’s really concerning,” Justice said.
The case comes just a day after President Donald Trump praised Justice—who he called “Big Jim” at a Monday press conference—for “doing a good job” in keeping West Virginia free of COVID-19. Doctors, lawmakers and West Virginians were quick to point out, th...
Source: TIME: Health - March 17, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jamie Ducharme Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 News Desk Source Type: news
